Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12
Some
Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to
divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” He said in reply, “Have you not read
that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female and said, For
this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore,
what God has joined together, man must not separate.” They said to him, “Then
why did Moses command that the man give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss
her?” He said to them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed
you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife (unless
the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery.” His disciples
said to him, “If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to
marry.” He answered, “Not all can accept this word, but only those to whom that
is granted. Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some,
because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage
for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept
it.”
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Reflection:
How’s
your marriage?
Every
marriage relationship has its own imperfections and it passes though some bumps
and humps. Ask any married couple and they will silently say that they have
their own share of disagreements and issues.
If they
have their problems why do they stay in their marriage covenant and try very hard
to make it work? They stay and try hard to make the marriage work because they
believe in the sanctity of the Sacrament of Marriage.
Problems
and issues are part of the marriage journey but notice also that as you move
forward with the married journey. You would also discern that problems and
issues will start to dissipate until it eventually disappears. Therefore what
will remain is your love for each other and your willingness to sacrifice for
the marriage to be forever.
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